My current hometown needs a new swimming pool. So does Kearny. Kearny has started a crowd-sourcing fund. If it works maybe locally we can try too. Kearny New Pool Fund

I was a sixth and seventh grader in .Ray, Arizona, so my perspective is incomplete, immature and romantic. Several have contributed their memories and details about the area. Thanks to them all. Facebook is a convenient and reactive source of information; this website wants contributions for all to see even if not a part of a social network. I want your input. Thanks in advance.

The landscape dominated the town. To the southwest was Teapot Mt. shown here in a 1911 photo taken from above and northeast of Ray. (Near #1 on the map.)
Fortunately, this and twenty-two other pictures of Ray-Sonora are part of the Cline Library collection and can be viewed on the web.
A fairly recent picture from about the same perspective shows the copper mine--a somewhat changed scene. A brief history of the mining corporations is at the ASARCO Mines.

The mining district around Globe, Kearny, and Superior highlights the land of the southwest. Have you ever traveled to the southwest before? If you have never visited states such as Arizona, Utah, or New Mexico, add that to your 'to-do' list. The tourism and landscape of this area is unbeatable. If you have ever wanted to see Salt Lake City, make the trip! Salt Lake City is a gorgeous area. Find hotel Salt Lake City for your trip. ...And don't forget to make the trip to Sonora if you're visiting Salt Lake City!

A book that is much more complete than this web page is "Forever Sonora, .Ray, Barcelona - A Labor of Love" by .Leonor .Lopez. She has contacted me with permission to upload portions of the book. My copy was bought from the .General .Kearny .Inn, .Kearny, AZ.